"Yes, a clerk whose father is a dean; and who was educated at college, and----"
"And who was expelled from college for----"
"Papa, for shame! Is his one fault to stick to him through life?"
"Even his own people discard him."
"Let them do so. He will make his way in spite of them. He is a gentleman bred and born."
"A gentleman, forsooth!"
"Yes--a gentleman who has bound himself to marry a ballet girl--for that's what I am. Neither more nor less than a ballet girl!"
"Had it not been for my misfortunes----"
"We need not speak of them, papa. But was it a wise thing on your part to expose me to all the temptations of a theatre?"
"I had every confidence in the strength of your principles."